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| People...People Who Need People.... |
| Saturday, February 23, 2008 |
BOO!!! Ha ha ha h ah ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! SCARED YA!!
Or not, fine, whatever, I don't need you to play my game!
Yeah...Anyway......
SO I've been thinking, I love saturdays. I try to keep them for my relaxation, sleep in, do whatever I want days, and I really like that. It's a beautiful thing, not having to wear make-up, being able to chill and read for hours. *Sigh*
Oh yeah! So our trip to Victoria was phenominal! (Sorry Tim and Barb and family for not calling you but we only had 1 day and we hung out with Korinn and another friend from Romania, but we're coming back in August and will definately call you then!) We walked around downtown, had lunch at a famous italian restaurant, who's name escapes me now, and then went shopping and to the most amazing hat store ever! One thing my friends and i have in common is we all adore hats. So we spent quite a bit of time trying on many hats, while Korinn tended to her adoring fans...I was completely spoiled and felt very humbled by it, but loved as well, so I thank you so much Korinn and Debbie. LOVE YOU!
The dreaded Ferry ride was not as bad as I had predicted, although at night it was very claustrophobic as you couldn't see anything out the windows and if you looked down all you could see was the water rushing by, at which point scenes from Titanic began rushing thru my mind "ROSE, Jack!! NO!! I'll never let go, I'll never let go Jack..." Anyway, I made it thru and am alive and well.
On the way back we also spent time with my family, which is always awesome. You don't realize how much you miss people until you get to see them, then it's like a breath of fresh air.
Yes, so that was my trip. We had an amazing time, paranoid phobias and all!
CIAO!
Song of the day: People - By Barbara Streisand
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| The Phenomenon continues.... |
| Friday, February 08, 2008 |
Hello!!!
How has everyone's week been? I've decided to write this in letter format to make me feel like I'm not just blabbing into the universe and make this particular post more personal. I may ask you a few questions, feel free to take them as you wish, whether they are rhetorical, or beg to be answered is up to you.
First of all I appreciate the supportive responses to my return to Blog-opia. The comments are great, and Tim, your suggestion was.........interesting, I'll take that into.....consideration.....yeah. Anyhoo, so as trying as this week has been for me personally, I was reading in Lamentations 3:22-23 the other night and the verse just absolutely floored me! "Because of the Lord's great faithfulness, we are not consumed, they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Holy crap! Thank God that out of all that we do, have done, or could be consumed with, by his faithfulness to shower us with mercy, forgiveness, and grace, we are not! We can take comfort in the fact that he who has begun a great work in us will be faithful to complete it! Our pride, lust, anger, addictions, idols, laziness, arrogance don't have to consume us, we can cry out for help, and our ever-loving Father is there to give us a hand up. Wow!! So there is my gratitude for this week.
I'm SO excited!! Tom and I are going to Vancouver Island next Friday to see Korinn and Debbie (very special people I was in Romania with)!! I'm a little terrified of the ferry ride however. Those who know me well know that one of my biggest fears is the ocean/sea. And frankly, I don't find my fear all that irrational, there are things that can EAT YOU in the ocean, so i prefer not to tempt these great and mighty creatures. Simple as that. Originally I was completely fine with going on the ferry, then my boss decided to show me a video she had of a ferry ride where at time the swells of the waves burried the ferry as they crashed over and around it in the middle of the ocean, and I thought to myself, "I'm NOT ok with that!" So now I'm facing a little bit of anxiety around this issue.....
Well, that's about it for now. Have a good one!!
Ciao!
Tennille
Song of the day: Great is Thy Faithfulness - Cynthia Hamar |
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| The Resurrection! (This one's for you Lucas) |
| Sunday, February 03, 2008 |
So typically with a resurrection, one tends to re-evaluate, so here's what I've come up with... 1) Finding the time to blog has fallen on my priority list, and with it the creative outlet that I have shaped for myself begins to shrivel up and die causing me to feel stunted and repressed. (Who knew a blog could have such an impact on oneself?) 2) I need to learn to adjust my time management skills 3) Mornings are still my nemesis and forever will be, and I can't change that. If I could become a superhero and battle the ever-looming waking of the sun and all that is under it, I would, however then life would cease to exist and so my efforts, however persistant, are in vain. *Sigh* 4) The grass is always greener when someone else is eating it. So there are my "live and learn and pass it on" moments for the time being. There are many more to come as I'm sure all of you experience, as I have, that they occur daily, almost hourly. Care to share any of yours? Song of the day: These Hands - Jewel |
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| Finally!! |
| Saturday, September 15, 2007 |
I couldn't tell you who i'm writing this to. I don't know if any of you even read this anymore, but I find the need once more to express/vent, whatever you want to call it, some thoughts. I know I haven't been faithful with my blogging, what can I say? An artist must have inspiration!! Ha ha, yeah that's it...my excuse. Anyway...
So my summer has been a rollercoaster ride of epic proportions. And not one of those fun, strolling-along-look-at-the-pretty-flowers-and-butterflys-not-even-holding-onto-the-safety-device-type of rollercoasters. I'm talking the ride you wished you opted not to go on b/c it's going straight to hell and back again and once you get off you purchase a t-shirt saying you "survived" that ride b/c now you know why people want to brag about that kind of thing type of rides. You all know what I'm talking about, when life throws you those curve balls that wack you right in the groin and your still expected to go on and run the bases anyway. (yes, I, Tennille, actually just used a sports analogy....what is this world coming to??) So yeah, that's about it.
On July 29, 2007 I lost a very special man in my life. My Papa. I'm so fortunate to have called this man "Papa", many people have tried to describe his character, and the person he was, and to me, even the most eloquent of poets couldn't do him justice. Mostly b/c he was a man of peace and few words, but when I think of him, I see his eyes. The most brilliant of blue, whatever he was feeling came thru those eyes. You could look in those eyes and be lost in the love radiating from them. You knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that you were loved, and there was nothing on this earth that could harm you when you were in his arms. He was tall, strong, and beautiful. He carried himself with grace and compassion and a dignity that came from his relationship with his Lord. I count myself privileged to be in his family and to be part of the life of such a great man. I love you Papa, and miss you (but I'll see you again!)
To the others that have come and gone so swifty from my life this year, I love you with all my heart and hope you know that you are and always will be more dear to me then I can even express. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your life, even just for a short time, and for teaching me so many things about life, and about you and myself in the short year that we spent together. You are always in my heart and will never lose your place there.
It's been a rough year all around for many people. I've noticed that a lot of people that I've spoken to about this have all had "just one of those years", particularly christians. It makes me wonder, could we be on the verge of something huge that God wants to do in our lives, churches, and nation??? We are always first put thru the fire to be refined and having sacrificed the flesh and been made new, we are then able to come into the holy of holies and presented before our Lord as a sweet fragrance, swept up in the glory of God. I know many people are being stirred and awakened, a new passion being burned in our hearts, and to be honest, as difficult as this year has been, it excited me to think that maybe, if we are willing, and open God will open up the heavens, new and fresh and in a way we've never seen before. YAY!! That's exciting!!
Phillipians 3:7-8
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him..."
Adieu
Song of the Day - You Are My Hope - By Skillet |
| posted by Tennille @ 1:02 AM |
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| Friday, July 13, 2007 |
Wow, I'm at a total loss at what to write right now. There's been so much going on this week that it's all a blur. It's funny how everything just piles up and dumps on you at once hey? Although, I did get to have Len and Leanne (our pastors), Kim and Jaret (assoc. pastors), and Donavon and Jenny (Kim's brother and sis-in-law) over for dinner on Sunday. That was a lot of fun! I love having people over and cooking dinner and all that. I made Raspberry Chicken Cutlet Supreme. It's SOOOO yummy! Kim made the desert. It was a spice cake, and it was scruptious. We played a game of Apples to Apples, a game which I find that women love, and men, well..not so much. I guess it depends on if your a very driven person and have to have more to a game then it just being funny. It was a lot of fun, and a good time to get to know everyone.
So I'm wanting to redecorate our bedroom. Currently it has this horrible wall paper on it, and it's so plain and I need some personality in it. I'm not sure what kind of colors to go with though, any ideas???
I'm SO stoked to go the lake tomorrow!!!! I just need to go and relax and not have to worry about anything. Ahhhhhh, peace.
So I guess that's all for now, sorry, I really can't think of anything else. Guess I'm blocked or something.
Song of the Day - Yellow Submarine - By The Beatles |
| posted by Tennille @ 9:59 PM |
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| Tossed Salad.... |
| Friday, June 29, 2007 |
 Rachel and Cam on the way to HM...
 Cordell looks impressed...
 Big man, small instrument..Ha! Great speaker tho
 Jaret takes one for the team!!  This is an amazing picture.  They're GRRRRREAT!  OOooo Aaahhhh  SO flattering, I know.... Ok, we have to admit, I'm getting better at posting, right? Come on, give me a little credit here...I'm making the effort. So ya'll want to know what my "Neverland" is? Well, there's a couple, it's kinda like the ones taht you guys said. Like, sometimes I imagine myself sitting in a cafe in Prague, or Vienna, or Romania, or somewhere like that, sketching, or reading a book. Another one is sitting in a room where all the walls are windows, and it's a beach front property. I'm sitting in a huge overstuffed comfy white, or chocolate brown chair (I don't know why it has to be those colors, but it is) with an incredibly soft blanket, and the best vanilla latte ever! It's a cook day, not a storm, but just overcast, and cool, and I'm reading an awesome book, and there's no one else around, no phone, or anything. Just me. Sigh...... Hope you all enjoyed the pics. It's about time I got on that hey? Now, I have to tell you about something that I've been dealing with in my own life lately. Mostly it has to do with the constant human brokenness that I see everyday in my job and how truly humbling it is. I've been asking God to fill me with what I need to help and support them where they are, but yes, sometimes my own flesh gets in the way and I'm not the best witness, but I know that God has me there for a reason, whether I can see it now or not. I watched this movie this past few days, and it was called Human Trafficking, and WOW. Seriously, this movie is intense, and disturbing (without being too graphic) about the human trafficking business and the true story about a police officer who brought down a huge operation. It really made a huge impact on me. I know it's not really something that many people can stomach, but if you can, watch it. Ok, so here's some pics that I promised. You can also go on Facebook and look at the album.... Song of the Day - Fancy - by Reba McEntire |
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| Follow the Yellow Brick Road...... |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
Ok, so I'm showing progress, you have to admit. At least it's not only once a month now right? It's funny how I'm thinking of things to write, and then when it actually comes up, I draw a complete blank. So I decided to check out some of the pictures I have on my computer, and I came across the above pic. Now, I can't tell if it plays it or not, but there are words that are in the picture and it says "Tinkerbell's Neverland". It got me thinking, what would my "Neverland" consist of? Many people have attempted to create their own Neverland, I think of Walt Disney, Michael Jackson (don't worry those two names will never again appear in the same sentence again, but for the purposes of this post, please allow some creative license) many celebrities who have what anyone would think of as the perfect home/property, many spas and resorts go to great lengths to create a sort of Neverland for people to enjoy, some becoming so lavish that they reach the point of absurdity. Nonetheless, there is a longing there within humanity to find that place that gives you joy, makes you feel at peace, an escape perhaps, or in Peter Pan's case an attempt at staying young forever....Who knows? I guess the question I pose to you then, is what does your personal Neverland consist of? Do you have one? If so, do you think it's a necessary thing to have in order to de-stress, or is it ridiculous that people should have that kind of crutch? Well that's all for my musings tonight. Thank you and GOOD NIGHT!! Song of the Day: We're Off to See the Wizard - from The Wizard of Oz. |
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| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
So yesterday was my birthday...It was good. I was slightly out of it due to the fact that I had worked the night before and didn't sleep at all. So, sufficiently charged by the pot of coffee I had drank during my night shift, I embarked on my celebratory day.
I was funny b/c Tom is so great and making me feel special and doing things for me, and all that, but surprises aren't necessarily his forte. When he picked me up from work, he asked me if I was going to go spend the day with Kim. Now, usually my husband has slight jealous fits when I hang out with Kim, he thinks that she is trying to steal me, and gets quite possessive, so naturally, when he asked me if I was going to go spend the day with her I was a little suspicious....but hey, who's going to pass up a chance to spend a day shopping with a great friend??? Not I! So off we go to spend some birthday money from my grandparents. I got a few sweet tank tops, sunglasses, and a pair of great flip flops. Then Kim and I went to her house and watched a hilarious comedian, Russell Peters, and just chill out for a little while. Then we got the text from my husband saying we could come home, and away we went to my "surprise" party! YAY! It was a lot of fun, and we got to watch Alysha and Lauren head butting each other (thye were trying to find a spot on their heads that didn't hurt no matter how hard you hit) which was thoroughly entertaining. For all those cautious people, don't worry, Tom is a level 3 first aid, and he was there, so we were all safe.
All in all, good birthday times. Thanks everyone!!!
Song of the Day - It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To - Leslie Gore |
| posted by Tennille @ 2:36 PM |
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| A Piece of my Heart. |
| Monday, June 04, 2007 |
Ok, so lately I've really been thinking a lot about Romania, and my time there, and really missing it (could it possibly be b/c Dan and Mardie were recently here, and we were reminiscing??). So I went through my "Romania Folder/Journal" and I decided to share some of my famous, or perhaps infamous, "YOU KNOW YOUR...WHEN...", and "GUIDE TO..." lists with you. These are ALL based on my own experiences while I was there...
"YOU KNOW YOUR IN ROMANIA WHEN..."
1. All the samples in the frocery store include at least 20% alcohol
2. You mysteriously find that when the power goes out in your house, so do all the lights on your street...
3. Your walking and your forced to take the long way around for no other reason then there is a rather suspicious looking street dog blocking the other way.
4. Taking a taxi is strangely reminds you of a video game.
5. All the hospitals say that they are quarantined, and that no one is allowed in...except, of course, singing groups, and anyone else that has a relative, friend, or an acquaintance they are visiting.
6. You go into the "quarantined" hospital and you can go in if you trade your jacket in for a white cape that supposedly supernaturally protects you from any germs in the building, and upon contact immediately kills any harmful germs that may have attached themselves to your person.
7. You go to the grocery store, and when the item you are trying to purchase won't scan, the cashier looks at you as if to wonder why your standing there. The item won't scan, what do you expect her to do about it? Seriously!
8. You get so excited when you find outrageously expensive peanut butter, and rice crispies in the grocery store that you immediately have to call 5 people you know to tell them of the treasure you've discovered.
9. Upon taking public transportation, you realice your personal bubble no longer exists when you turn around and realixe that someone else's hand is in your pocket...
10. It's the beginning of January, approx. -5 degrees outside, and the hear in your house decides to go off and you ok with that b/c you have blankets and can make hot drinks and dress warm. No problem. Just when you've convinced yourself it's all good, and you can live with the fact that there's no heat, the power goes off as well! God bless Romania!!
11. You take a taxi and it's normal to be praying for safety the entire way to your destination.
12. You realive that the stray dog's street smarts even extends to using the crosswalks, and waiting for the crossing lights to allow them to cross the streets.
13. Your at the train station waiting for a train, in -10 degree weather, and to be able to wait inside the station, you have to actually pay money!!
14. When shopping, you discover that a toothpick would have better luck finding a pair of pants.
15. Someone tries to ask directions, or converse with you in Romanian, you try to explain to them that you don't speak Romanian. However, b/c you said this in Romanian, they don't believe you and continue trying to talk to you in Romanian, and then get frustrated and angry when you don't understand!
16. You count it a praise report when you go thru a day without your power going out.
17. You order a meal at a restaurant, and even though you ordered it, you have no idea what you'll be getting.
18. You have to take the stance of a line-backer when crossing the street.
19. To be able to get off the bus, you have to lunge yourself between the blosing doors, and jump
while the bus is still moving.
20. Your walking along with your roommates, and you all come to the conclusion that you exist for the general humor and entertainment of the Romanian public. :o)
Well there's one list. I'm not going to put the other one on this post b/c it'll be crazy long, but stay tuned to find out what you can expect when getting into a taxi in Romania's capital city!
Song of the Day: One Night Only - Jennifer Hudson from "Dreamgirls" |
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| To Cry or not to Cry... |
| Friday, May 25, 2007 |
HELLO MY BEAUTIES!! And how are we all? I figured I should post again before the masses come to lynch me, or string me up from the nearest tree.
So, since only one person voted regarding the content of my next few blogs (shout out to Leesh!) I figured that this is what will be posting, so after this, and another one including pics of the past weekend, I will be sharing a snipet (there's that word again) of previous writings that may astound and amaze...or not. If anyone else would like to comment and argue this decision, please, by all means...
Now, about my past weekend, I found out I was going to HistoryMakers (in Chilliwack) the night before we were going as another leader couldn't make it, and BOY am I glad I could go! To be perfectly honest, I didn't have high hopes for it this year (I know that sounds bad, but bare with me) and it really broke all that the first night. Leeland lead worship, and I can't rave enough about this band. Seriously, the best worship leading at any historymaker/youth convention I have ever been to, b/c he taught while he lead us in worship so that people understood where he was going and why he was doing what he was doing and where he felt God leading, and constantly giving the glory to God, it was amazing. I learned a lot from just that 45 min as a worship leader then any conference I've been to on it. The whole weekend was so powerful, and really changed the lives of thousands of kids, which is incredible and was so amazing to be a part of. Not only that but the whole bonding aspect of it, within our perspective groups really helped to mold the kids together, I find there's always something about experience that kind of spiritual intensity that binds kids together. Possibly b/c of the vulnerability of the moment, and then they all kind of understand where each other is in that moment. I don't know, but it's fascinating to watch and be a part of.
I also find interesting, my own attitude as I went, mostly thinking that the teens in our group would get so much out of it, but excluding myself in what God might have for me there. I think that so many times as youth leaders, we go strictly for the teens in our group and forget that God has his own agenda for us as well, and not to be so focused on everyone else and miss out on that experience as well.
So overall, minus the lack of restaurant/accomadation capacity, and the weather, it was an amazing weekend, and don't worry I have lots of pictures to post at a later date.
Song of the Day: Yes You have - Leeland |
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